EPL Gossip Monday June 13th
Blackburn and Manchester United are ready to agree a compromise £20m fee to end their bitter dispute over 19-year-old Rovers defender Phil Jones. Daily Mirror
In other words Blackburn pitched a fit and wanted the same amount Sunderland got from Liverpool for Jordan Henderson.
Chelsea are ready to match the £30m asking price from Santos for 19-year-old Brazilian striker Neymar. Full story: Metro
The Stamford Bridge club have also joined Tottenham in the race to sign Everton’s 20-year-old midfielder Jack Rodwell. Full story: Daily Mail
I like the players Chelsea have been linked with. The other problem is with every new player who comes in someone from the old guard needs to go or else it won’t work.
Arsenal’s majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is ready to open his chequebook in a bid to keep contract rebel Samir Nasri at the club, amid interest from Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail
Wenger is just going to tell Kroenke to close it cause you know once Nasri gets paid there are going to be other players with their hand out looking for theirs.
The Gunners are ready to listen to offers in excess of £25m for the 23-year-old French midfielder, however, Nasri will not be sold to another Premier League club. Footybunker.com
Sadly for Arsenal not many clubs outside of the EPL who have the 25 million handy.
Manchester City are lining up a £35m bid for Napoli’s 23-year-old Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik.
Full story: Footylatest.com
Well he is twice the player Gareth Barry is.
Liverpool and Aston Villa will battle to sign Real Madrid defensive midfielder Fernando Gago, 25.
Full story: Footylatest.com
Gago needs a fresh start. Perfect player who a coach to take a chance on.
Everton are making a second attempt to sign attacking midfielder Sergio Canales, 20, on loan from Real Madrid. Full story: Daily Mirror
I don’t see Sergio Canales adpating well to the British game.
Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro, 24, has joined Paris St Germain on a four-year deal, ending rumours of a possible move to the Premier League. Tottenham, Newcastle and Arsenal had been linked to the player.
Full story: talkSport
Always like it when a player decides to stay in his home country. That should put to bed these Kevin Gameiro rumours for awhile.
Newcastle hope to fend off late interest from Everton to sign West Ham striker Demba Ba, 26.
Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle are keeping tabs on Celtic captain Scott Brown as the midfielder approaches the final year of his contract. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is weighing up an immediate £6m move for Celtic midfielder Scott Brown and could use goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who was on loan with the Glasgow club, in a player-plus-cash deal. (Daily Express)
I never pictured myself saying this but I actually like what Newcastle is doing in the transfer market. They saved the Andy Carroll money and used some of it on Yohan Cabaye who is a fine first signing.
Birmingham may take legal action against former manager Alex McLeish if he tries to take over at rivals Aston Villa after quitting Blues. the Sun
I can’t blame Alex McLeish for leaving. Trying to get a club back up again is a tough hill to climb. Then again can’t blame another EPL club for turning their nosies at Alex McLeish after all he did get 40 million to spend on players and despite having the full backing of his board still took the club down.
England strikers Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll have been ‘treating’ holidaymakers in Barbados to a few Beatles tunes. The duo belted out some of the band’s classics as they recharged their batteries on the Caribbean island. Full story: Daily Mail
This pair must make Liverpool fans happy.
June 13th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Arsenal are having a laugh if the Nasri rumors are true. No way they get 25 million pounds for a player who will be available for nothing in a year. Personally I think Arsenal should get rid of both Fabregas and Nasri and rebuild the team around a 4-4-2 formation, but they aren’t going to get 25 million for Nasri.